Akhnif (Man's Cape)
Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation
1825–1875
- Medium
- Wool and cotton: wedge and slit tapestry weave; embroidered with wool and cotton in heavy chain, herring bone, interlacing, and stem stitches; twined and wrapped main warp cut fringe; added wrapped cut fringe and leather binding stitched with hemp
- Dimensions
- 147.3 × 270.3 cm (58 × 106 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- African Textiles
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
cotton (textile)wool (textile)slit tapestry weavingeyesarts of AfricaAfrican Textilesneedlework (visual works)costumeTextileembroidering